How to Care for Growing Peace Lilies
The common houseplant known as the peace lily is not a lily at all. Lilies belong to the genus lilium, while the peace lily belongs to the genus spathiphyllum. Spathiphyllums do not have the same care requirements as plants from the lilium genus. The peace lily has dark green foliage, and the leaves are oblong with tips that come to a point. If kept in the home, the peace lily can remove toxins from the air. A properly maintained peace lily will stay green all year, occasionally producing white, lily-like flowers. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Select a location for the peace lily in your home that does not receive any direct sunlight and has a moderate room temperature. Peace lilies thrive with only artificial light. Spathiphyllums originated on the ground in dense areas of the rain forest, and prefer low levels of light better than most plants.
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Fill a pitcher full of water. Allow the water to sit out for 24 hours. This allow any chlorine that may be present in the water to evaporate. Once a week, water your peace lily until the soil looks and feels moist, but leave no water sitting on top of the soil. Pour off any excess water. Peace lilies should not be over-watered.
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Fertilize the plant once a month. Dilute a standard household plant fertilizer to one-quarter strength. Apply the fertilizer as recommended by the manufacturer. Fertilizing your plant too often can damage the peace lily. The plant can also be damaged by using a fertilizer that is too strong.
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Inspect your plant occasionally for mealy bugs. A mealy bug infestation will look like small white wax like particles present on the leaves. If you notice any bugs on the leaves, wipe the leaves with rubbing alcohol.
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Tips & Warnings
Peace lilies are one of the few plants that can be grown in an office or room with no windows.
Peace lilies will not always have a flower. It is perfectly normal for your peace lily to have only green foliage for most of the year.
Peace lilies are poisonous if digested. Watch children and pets around this plant.
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- Photo Credit peace lily image by Horticulture from Fotolia.com
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my peace lily leave are curling and some are tuning brown on the tips idohavenew leaves coming butwhenthey get larger they seem to turn brown what should Ido.
